The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-19
LINKED WITH THE SEA.
THE LAST SPIKE DRIVEN ON THE
TYBEE ROAD.

Trains TO Begin Running on Saturday
"A Trip to Ocean City Scenery
Along the Route-Deptford and Fort
Barlow Stations-Pleasure Grounds
Within the Fortifications at Causton's
Bluff.
The last spike on the Savannah and Tybee
railroad was driven yesterday. Construc-
tion trains viii run through to the island to-
morrow, and ON Saturday the road will be
opened Tor travel.
Contractor McLain is working four trains
and force of upwards of 400 men. The
last train load of rails was carried over the
road on Friday and the track laying was
finished last night. All that remains now
is to surface the road, which
will require several weeks and to
extend the western terminus from
the Savannah, Florida and Western juno
ton to the company's depot grounds on
Randolph street. For the present, however,
trains will be run into the Savannah, Florida
and Western yards, stopping at the east
platform of the depot.
THROUGH TO TYBEE.
Everybody has been anxious to know
when lilS IOdtt VIII Dt Optllcu. he SltoJb-
ment was made some time ago that trains
would be running 6n JuneS25. Capt. Purse,
who went over the eastern end of the road
Yesterday with several of the directors, said
upon his return last night that unless some
thing unforeseen occurs everything will be
in readiness to start out the first train on
Saturday morning.
The schedule will be made up and pub
lished in a day or two. At first only three
regular trains will be run daily, and an
extra on Sundays, making three round trips
on week days and four ON Sundays. The
principal stations after leaving Savannah
will be Deptford, Fort Barlow, Kings Land
coaches are standing in the Savannah,
Florida and Western yards ready to be
made up, and on Saturday they will make
their first trip to the sea.
TRIP OVER THE ROAD.
A MORNING NEWS representative went
over the line yesterday with President Purse
as far as Lazaretto creek Less than year
ago ground was broken for the road, and
the first shovelful of earth was thrown on
Deptford plantation. Active work was at
once commenced. 1t was expected that the
road would be ready for operation April L,
but unavoidable delays occurred, necessita-
ting a postponemel1t of the opening until
everything is in shape.
All that now remains to be done to
link Savannah to the seashore is the
finishing of Lazaretto creek draw
bridge. That will be done by tomorrow
noon, and construction trains will
then run through to the eastern
terminus of the road. There will be no
road in the country more delightful to trav-
ell over For the greater part of the dis
lance the river is in immediate view, and
after passing Caustons bluff, the route is
open to the free sweep of the breezes from
Athe ocean for ten miles.
ALONG THE ROUTE.
The country through which the road runs
is not only beautifully picturesque, but it
has many points of historic interest. The
spacious grounds of Twickenham, Bruton
Hill, Deptford, Causton's Bluff and Macl1ey
Point plantations present conspicuous at
fractions This is particularly the case
with that portion of Deptford through
which the road runs.
A carriage drive through Twickenham to
Bruton Hill along the bluff and across the
plateau to Deptford affording a magnificent
view of the city is one of the prettiest drives
around Savannah. The magnificent oaks at
Deptford rival those of Bonaventure, and
the view of the river and the long stretch of
country from the bluff overlooking the city
is unsurpassed. The vast plateau covering
thousands of acres is a beautiful site for a
future suburb of Savannah; Across this
plateau the railroad runs. The first station
ssst Of the city will be Deptford.
UNDER FORT BARTow's WALLS.
Causton's Bluff and Fort Barlow consti
tute the most conspicuous and interesting
point on the line, and few prettier or more
romantic spots can be found anywhere
The station will be Fort Barlow. The road
runs underneath the huge earthworks and
Notifications built in 1862 by the Confeder-
ate forces to prevent the advance of the
Federal gunboats up the river The fortifi-
cations are still intact. Inside the huge en-
bankments is a plateau of 100 acres,
covered with beautiful groves affording
room for twenty picnic parties without one
knowing that the other is there. The fort will
be made the company's pleasure grounds.
The depot will be on the north side of the
earthworks overlooking the Savannah and
Wilmington rivers and affording an unob-
structed view of the islands clear to Tybee.
The company has already sunk an artesian
well to supply its engines, and the water
will be carried up into the fort and dis
tributed in the groves.
Fort Barlow, when it has been developed,
will be one of the most attractive spots in
near reach of the city, The bluff itself is
full of historic interest.
ACROSS THE MARSHES.
After leaving Fort Barlow the road
makes a graceful detour and at the end of
tho curve strikes Wilmington river, spanned
ny q substantially constructed iron draw
bridge, 200 feet long, having two openings
50 feet each. From this point on the island
passengers not only have the invigorating
influence Of the ocean breeze, but an unin-
terrupted view of the broad expanse
of water nearly to the sea buoy.
Three trains and force of over 800 hands
are at work on the cut through which the
road passes out over the long stretch of
islands. The rest of the trip was by rail
The line running along McQueen's marsh,
south of the south channel of the river, with
st. Augustine creek and Tybee river on the
south, commands full view of Warsaw
Sound
The scenery between st. Augustine and
Lazaretto creeks, distance of eight aud
one-third miles, is Kaleidoscope in charac-
ter, the glistening waters of the Savannah
river, st. Augustine creek and Tybee river
on either side.
ALONG THE SAND HILLS.
After crossing Lazaretto creek, at Kings
landing the road continues on a circuit in
the rear of the front hills of the beach and
thence around the island, passing through
Ocean City and direct TO the south end
where a magnificent view presents itself
The south end where the railroad has its
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